Estate and Succession Planning
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Tax Department handles tax planning issues for businesses and individuals. The attorneys in our department have extensive experience in a full range of…
Jay and Gloria are a wealthy, married couple. Jay has an adult daughter from a previous marriage. Her name is Claire. Gloria also has a child from a previous marriage, a 12-year-old boy named Manny. Jay and Gloria have a daughter together. Her name is Chloe. Jay is old enough to be Gloria’s father. The…
Read MoreOrlando, Fla. – Dean Mead was named among the best law firms in the Orlando, Jacksonville and West Palm Beach Metropolitan Rankings in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. Awards were given in 74 national practice areas and 120 metropolitan practice areas. The “Best Law Firms”…
Read MoreBrad Gould and Dana Apfelbaum’s byline titled, The State of Same-Sex Marriage in Florida, was recently published in Law360, a national publication. Brad Gould is a shareholder and Dana Apfelbaum is an associate in Dean Mead’s Fort Pierce, Florida, office. This article is posted with permission from Law360.
Read MoreStatewide, Florida averages between 48 to 60 inches of rain annually. How is it, then, that Florida experiences such major water shortfalls? The reason is the state’s water management system, historically, was designed to drain rainfall from inland areas to the coast as rapidly as possible to keep land usable for commercial and residential development,…
Read MoreJane Callahan, shareholder in Dean Mead’s Tax department, will be the featured speaker at a special nonprofit seminar about Florida’s new Charity Reform Law on November 12th. Cross, Fernandez & Riley, LLP and Dean Mead invite you to attend a complimentary breakfast seminar featuring keynote speaker, Jane Callahan, Shareholder in Dean Mead’s Tax department. Join…
Read MoreThe Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference Returns November 13-14, 2014 Omni ChampionsGate Resort in Orlando Agribusiness experts present risk management strategies to address the complex financial and business challenges Florida agriculturalists face every day. The 2014 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference held in Orlando will address key financial issues producers face. Analyzing financial performance, evaluating…
Read MoreStephen R. Looney, Chair of Dean Mead’s Tax department, was a guest speaker at the 63rd Annual Tulane Tax Institute in New Orleans, LA on October 22, 2014. His presentation was titled, “Reclassification of Compensation Paid by C Corporations and Reclassification of Distributions Made by Corporations to their Shareholder-Employees”. Mr. Looney discussed how the IRS and…
Read MoreConsequences of Modification of a QTIP Trust Settlement: One Scenario in ‘The Tale of Moné Baggs Smith’ A “QTIP” trust is a “Qualified Terminable Interest Property” trust. It is often used by spouses in a second or subsequent marriage where at least one party has children from a previous marriage. The QTIP trust allows the…
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